LAS CRUCES >> Border Patrol agents arrested this week two previously deported men -- one a convicted child rapist and the other a convicted murderer -- trying to illegally enter the U.S.

On Tuesday, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station apprehended three people who made an illegal entry near Sunland Park. Investigation revealed that one of the them, identified as 66-year-old Valdemar Rodriguez Chaidez of Mexico, was convicted of child rape. Chaidez is also identified as a registered sex offender.

The following day, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Deming Border Patrol Station arrested a man identified as 31-year-old Luis Carlos Castro Gomez, of Mexico. Record checks revealed an extensive criminal history, including a murder conviction in Illinois, in 1999.

Both men have been charged with re-entry after deportation and are in custody at jails in Doña Ana and Luna counties.

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